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Iran vs USA | Highlights | Men's VNL 2026. The U.S. Men’s National Team swept Iran, 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 31-29) on Thursday at the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Orleans, France. The teams had split their last four meetings in VNL play with the U.S. now holding a 5-3 advantage.
The U.S. (5-1) have a day off before meeting undefeated Japan on Saturday at 8 a.m. PT.
The match was close not only on the scoreboard, but also statistically. The U.S. finished with slight advantages in kills (51-49), blocks (6-5) and served five of the seven aces in the match.
“Love that Iran really came at us hard in that third set, had us down, and I think our team responded really well. Then our side-out game got particularly clean and everything kind of heightened our senses and played the probably the cleanest volleyball those last 10-12 points of that match,” said U.S. head coach Karch Kiraly. “I love when we get pushed and have to respond. I like to play more volleyball. It’s really hot in here, but I don’t mind playing a little extra volleyball, even an extra set. It is good for us to be in those very close situations, what we would call extra innings in the U.S.A.”
Veteran outside hitter Matt Anderson (15 kills, two blocks, one serve) and young opposite Cole Hartke (17 kills, one ace) shared match-high honors with 18 points. Anderson also led the team with eight digs and added five successful receptions. “The key was trusting our block and defense system at the end, getting some digs, and turning into some points. Our goal, regardless of who is out there is to win and give us a chance to go to the finals and hopefully win the finals,” Anderson stated. “We are still early in the quad. We have the luxury of getting the automatic bid for the LA Games, so it gives us a little more time to play with some lineups, to play with some new guys out there and see how certain guys play together and how they perform individually out there.”
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